{"id":49346,"date":"2026-04-08T22:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/freeze-warning-in-effect-tonight-protect-your-plants-as-temperatures-drop-to-26-degrees\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:06:06","slug":"freeze-warning-in-effect-tonight-protect-your-plants-as-temperatures-drop-to-26-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/freeze-warning-in-effect-tonight-protect-your-plants-as-temperatures-drop-to-26-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeze Warning in Effect Tonight: Protect Your Plants as Temperatures Drop to 26 Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775700366504.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775700366504.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775700366504.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775700366504.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775700366504.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\nA Freeze Warning is in effect across the Delmarva Peninsula tonight as temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as 26 degrees, potentially damaging crops and tender vegetation.\n\nThe National Weather Service issued the warning Tuesday evening for portions of Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and parts of New Jersey, with freezing conditions expected to continue until 9 AM Thursday morning.\n\nLocally affected areas include New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties in Delaware, as well as Queen Anne&#8217;s, Talbot, and Caroline counties on Maryland&#8217;s Eastern Shore. The warning also extends into parts of New Jersey including Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May counties.\n\nThe biggest concern is damage to sensitive plants and crops that have already begun their spring growth. The unexpected late-season freeze could also threaten unprotected outdoor plumbing.\n\nResidents should take immediate action to protect tender plants by covering them or bringing potted plants indoors. Make sure to disconnect and drain garden hoses, and consider letting faucets drip slightly to prevent pipes from freezing.\n\nThe Freeze Warning will expire at 9 AM Thursday morning, with temperatures expected to moderate as we head into the weekend. Stay with TV Delmarva for continued weather updates.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temperatures will drop to 26 degrees tonight across Delmarva, prompting a Freeze Warning until Thursday morning and threatening tender plants and outdoor plumbing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775700366504.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cPU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48975,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/freeze-warning-issued-for-delmarva-as-temperatures-drop-to-28-degrees\/","url_meta":{"origin":49346,"position":0},"title":"Freeze Warning Issued for Delmarva as Temperatures Drop to 28 Degrees","author":"Admin","date":"April 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Temperatures will drop to 28 degrees across Delmarva tonight through Thursday morning. 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